,V&ALISM 9 ,OX=D 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,MY ATT5TION HAS BE5 CALL$ TO AN ANGRY >TICLE 9 Y\R CURR5T NUMB] UND] ! 
      HEAD+3 ^*,:Y 0,BLACKGU>DS08' ,!RE IS A GOOD DEAL ( MATT] 9 IT :I* IS 
      P]SONAL TO MYSELF2 BUT ,I DO NOT ?9K IT RI<T TO TR\BLE ! PUBLIC ) ANY 
      PRIVATE GRIEVANCE1 :5 ,I HAVE 9 MY M9D A CRY+ PUBLIC ONE4 ,TO SPEAK FRANKLY1 ,I 
      WI% TO USE ! OPPORTUNITY AF=D$ ME BY Y\R >TICLE = CALL+ ! ATT5TION 
      ( Y\R READ]S TO A GREAT PUBLIC SC&AL4 ,! WORDS ( M9E QUOT$ 9 ! 
      >TICLE 9 QUE/ION W]E WRITT5 UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! GRIEF & 9DIGNATION 
      :I* ,I FELT1 & AM FEEL+1 9COMMON ) ALL ?OSE :O UND]/& ! BEAUTY ( 
      ! >T ( ! PA/1 & ITS VALUE TO HI/ORY1 AT ! MANN] 9 :I* ! PUBLIC 
      BODIES AT \R OLD] ,UNIV]SITIES HAVE TREAT$ ! 9E/IMABLE TREASURES ( >T 
      COMMITT$ TO !IR *>GE 
     
     

      ,?OSE BODIES1 :I* %\LD HAVE BE5 ! GU>DIANS ( ! BEAUTY LEFT US BY \R 
      =EFA!RS1 HAVE BE5 9DU/RI\S 9 DE/ROY+ IT DUR+ ! LA/ ?IRTY YE>S3 ,I 
      SAY ! LA/ ?IRTY1 & PASS OV] ! TIME :5 ! DE/RUCTION ( ANCI5T 
      BUILD+S WAS 9 A WAY EXCUSABLE 9 ANY P>TICUL> BODY1 BECAUSE ( ! G5]AL 
      IGNORANCE ON ! SUBJECT3 AN EXCUSE :I* IS NO LONG] VALID4 
     
     

      ,?IRTY YE>S AGO ,OX=D WAS ONE ( ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL CITIES 9 ,EUROPE1 & ! 
      MO/ BEAUTIFUL CITY 9 ,5GL&4 ,WILL ANYBODY 7\T ( ,OX=D7 D5Y ?AT ?IS BEAUTY 
      WAS A MATT] ( IMPORTANCE TO ! $UCATION ( ! PLACE8 ,= MY P>T1 ,I ASS]T 
      ?AT ?IS VISIBLE EMBODIM5T ( ! G5IUS LOCI WAS ! ONE ?+ :I* 
      GAVE ,OX=D ANY ADVANTAGE1 AS A PLACE ( $UCATION1 OV] MORE MOD]N 9/ITUTIONS4 
      ,)\T IT1 & EXCEPT = ! PRES]VATION ( IT1 ! ,UNIV]SITY W\LD HAVE BE5 
      F> MORE USEFUL IF IT HAD BE5 REMOV$ TO ,BIRM+HAM1 OR EV5 ,MAN*E/]4 
      ,TWO-?IRDS ( ?IS BEAUTY HAS N[ BE5 DE/ROY$2 & :O IS GUILTY ( ?IS 9JURY 
      TO ! HI<E/ 7RA!R ?AN ! HI<]7 $UCATION8 ,CLE>LY ! ,UNIV]SITIES & 
      ,COLLEGES2 = IF ! T[NSM5 HAVE BE5 P>TAK]S 9 ! CRIME1 :O C\LD EXPECT 
      M]E IGNORANT LAYM5 TO REFRA9 FROM ACTS ( V&ALISM1 :5 ! MO/ LE>N$ 
      BODIES 9 ! C\NTRY W]E SETT+ ! EXAMPLE ( COMM]CIAL DE/RUCTION8 
     
     

      ,AS TO ?IS DE/RUCTION1 ,I PASS OV] M]E BLUND]S 9 >T SU* AS ^*RE/ORATIONS1' 
      DISA/R\S AS ?OSE HAVE BE52 AL?\< IT MI<T BE ?\<T ?AT LE>N$ 
      BODIES \<T NOT TO HAVE BE5 WORSE ?AN O!R PEOPLE 9 !IR JUDGM5T ( SU* 
      MATT]S1 BUT BETT]3 :AT ,I N[ WANT TO CALL Y\R ATT5TION TO IS ?ATDE/RUCTION 
      = ! SAKE ( PR(IT ( :I* !RE HAS BE5 SO MU* DUR+ ! LA/ FEW YE>S4 
      ,& ,I REPEAT ?AT IT IS A GREAT PUBLIC SC&AL ?AT ! ,COLLEGES ( ,OX=D 
      & ,CAMBRIDGE %\LD BE ALL[$ TO DE/ROY1 )\T ! EXPRESS P]MISSION ( ! 
      :OLE NATION1 BUILD+S :I* !Y LOOK UPON AS M]E M>KETABLE PRIVATE PROP]TY1 
      BUT :I* %\LD BE ! PROP]TY ( ! :OLE NATION4 
     
     

      ,IT MAY BE1 9DE$1 ?AT !Y WILL PLEAD IGNORANCE AS TO ! VALUE ( !SE 
      BUILD+S1 :I* W\LD BE A /RANGE PLEA = BODIES 5GAG$ 9 $UCATION TO PUT 
      =W>D4 ,& YET ,I FE> ?AT !Y >E IGNORANT4 ,9 ?AT CASE CANNOT !Y 
      LE>N FROM ! 9/RUCT$8 ,AGA9 ,I FE> ?AT !Y WILL NOT2 ?AT1 LIKE ! 
      WRIT] ( Y\R >TICLE1 !Y WILL PLEAD HONE/ POV]TY AS AN EXCUSE = CONT9U+ 
      TO DAMAGE ! COMMUNITY4 ,& YET1 >E !Y CONT5T TO BE H&$ D[N TO PO/]ITY 
      AS ! GREATE/ 5EMIES ?AT >T HAS MET ) 9 ?IS C\NTRY DUR+ ! N9ETE5? 
      C5TURY8 
     
     

      ,SIR1 ,I WI% TO MAKE PEACE ) !SE G5TLEM5 :OM MY PLA9-SPEAK+ HAS SO 
      (F5D$2 =1 9DE$1 MY ANG] COMES FROM MY HE>TFELT LOVE = ,OX=D & ITS 
      BE/ ASSOCIATIONS4 ,BUT ,I CANNOT MAKE PEACE UNTIL !Y CEASE TO MAKE W> UPON >T 
      & HI/ORY1 :I*1 9 MY POOR JUDGM5T1 MAKE UP BETWE5 !M A FULL HALF ( 
      ^*$UCATION4' ,& AN OPPORTUNITY = PEACE IS1 IT SEEMS1 N[ TO H&4 
     
     

      ,EV5 IF ! ,COLLEGES HAD NOT EXI/$1 ,OX=D ?IRTY YE>S AGO W\LD /ILL HAVE BE5 
      ONE ( ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL T[NS 9 ,5GL&2 IT IS HE>T-BREAK+ TO ?9K ( ! 
      DISREG>D ) :I* ?IS SIDE ( ITS BEAUTY HAS BE5 TREAT$2 BUT !RE IS /ILL 
      SOME ( IT LEFT2 & ( ALL P>TS ( ! CITY1 ,HOLYWELL ,/REET CONTA9S ! MO/ ( 
      ?IS OLD T[N >*ITECTURE1 & IS /ILL A MO/ DELI<TFUL /REET1 9 SPITE ( ! 
      GAP CAUS$ BY ! GAUNT & UGLY NEW BUILD+S ( ,NEW ,COLLEGE4 ,IT IS NOT TOOMU* TO 
      SAY ?AT IT IS A QUITE 9VALUABLE PIECE ( MODE/ T[N >*ITECTURE4 ,N[ ,I AM MO/ 
      GRIEV$ TO HE> ! CURR5T REPORT ?AT ?IS REMNANT ( ,OX=D BE=E ! AGE ( 
      ^*,CULTURE' IS ?REAT5$ ) ALMO/ COMPLETE DE/RUCTION2 & ,I CONFESS ?AT ,I 
      WRITE ?IS LETT] *IEFLY 9 ! HOPE ?AT SOME PUBLIC PROTE/ MAY BE MADE AGA9/ 
      ITS DEMOLITION1 & ?AT ! ,COLLEGES1 IF !Y HAVE ANY 9T5TIONS AGA9/ IT1 MAY 
      BE %AM$ 9TO RECONSID]+ !M4 
     
     

      ,TO CONCLUDE1 ,I HAVE TWO SUGGE/IONS TO MAKE3 ! FIR/ IS ?AT ! ,UNIV]SITIES & 
      ! ,COLLEGES %\LD APPO9T A COMMISSION1 :OSE BUS9ESS %\LD BE ! PRES]VATION 
      ( ALL MONUM5TS ( >T :I* !Y C\LD BY ANY POSSIBILITY DEAL )2 SU* A 
      COMMISSION1 ( C\RSE1 TO BE COMPOS$ ( ! P]SONS BE/ QUALIFI$ TO ADVISE & 
      ACT 9 ! MATT]4 ,I SAY MO/ EMPHATICALLY ?AT IT IS ! DUTY ( ! ,UNIV]SITIES 
      TO TAKE SOME SU* /EP 9 ORD] TO PUT A /OP TO ! ORGY ( DE/RUCTION 9 :I* 
      !Y HAVE BE5 9DULG+4 
     
     

      ,BUT IF !Y REFUSE TO DO !IR DUTY2 IF1 LET US SAY1 !IR HONE/ POV]TY COMPELS 
      !M TO LIVE BY DE/ROY+ ! NATIONAL PROP]TY1 ,I SUGGE/ AS AN ALT]NATIVE 
      EXP$I5T ?AT A SOCIETY BE =M$ = RAIS+ A FUND :]E-) TO BUY1 = ! 
      B5EFIT ( ! NATION1 ,COLLEGE PROP]TY1 ( :I* OLD BUILD+S OR O!R WORKS ( 
      >T =M A P>T1 & :I* MAY COME 9TO ! M>KET FROM TIME TO TIME4 ,?IS S*EME 
      W\LD HAVE ! D\BLE ADVANTAGE ( SAV+ ! OLD BUILD+S1 & AT ! SAME TIME 
      HELP+ ! ,COLLEGES TO ! MEANS ( PROSECUT+ ANY FUR!R EXP]IM5TS 9 
      COMPETITIVE $UCATION :I* !Y MAY HAVE A M9D TO4 ,I AM PREP>$ TO BACK MY 
      OP9ION H]E91 BY SUBSCRIB+ TO SU* AN ASSOCIATION AS MU* AS ,I POSSIBLY CAN4 
     
     

      ,F9ALLY1 ALL[ ME TO CONGRATULATE ,TR9ITY ,COLLEGE 7,OX=D7 ON HAV+ PRES]V$ ! 
      QUA9T & *>ACT]I/IC H\SES NE> ITS GATES1 & ?US (F]+ A CONTRA/ TO 
      ITSAMBITI\S NEI<BOR ,BALLIOL1 ! DE/RUCTION ( :OSE BUILD+S IS SU* A 
      DISGRACE TO ! ANCI5T ,H\SE1 SU* A GROSS 9SULT TO ! ^*,FAM\S ,M5 & ,FA!RS 
      ?AT BEGAT IT4' 
     
     

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